NURS -6521N -55, Advanced Pharmacology Week 11 Final Exam(Spring QTR)With 100% Rationale and Graded A+(Success Guarantee ) prescription must be provided within 72 hours with the words authorization for emergency dispensing written on the prescription. These prescriptions cannot be refilled. A new prescription must be written each time. Examples include certain amphetamines an d barbiturates. This is scheduled drug Correct Schedule 2 Feedba ck: • Quiz 5 1 out of 1 points A 16-year -old boy is prescribed cromolyn sodium nasal spray to treat a nasal allergy. To maximize the therapeutic effects of the drug, which of the following will the nurse include in instructions to the patient? Correct Take the drug for one full week before coming in contact Feedba with allergens ck: • Quiz 6 1 out of 1 points A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is perspiring and her blood pressure is 88/50. The serum magnesium level is 10 mg/dL. The nurse will interpret these manifestations as Correct magnesium sulfate toxicity. Feedba c k: • Quiz 7 1 out of 1 points A patient with a recent diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is discussing treatment options with his care team. What aspect of the patient's condition would contraindicate the use of cyclophosphamide for the treatmen t of leukemia? Correct The patient's bone marrow function is significantly depressed. Feedba ck: • Quiz 8 1 out of 1 points After 6 months of unsuccessfully trying to conceive, a 31 -year -old woman and her husband have sought a referral to a fertility specialist in order to explore their options. A nurse at the clinic should recognize that the woman may benefit from Correct clomiphene. Feedba ck: • Quiz 9 1 out of 1 points A 34-year -old male has been diagnosed with TB and will be started on INH therapy. The medication history reveals that he currently takes antacids on a regular basis. The nurse will instruct the patient to take Correct antacids not less than 1 hour before or 2 hours after taking INH. Feedba ck: • Quiz 10 1 out of 1 points A Nurse Practitioner working in a cancer center is preparing to administer medication to a 5 -
year -old child. The nurse will calculate the drug dosage by using Correct Feedback: weight. • Quiz 11 2 out of 1 points An older adult woman has been diagnosed with ac ute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and her care team has identified potential benefits of imatinib. Which of the following characteristics of this patient's current health status may preclude the use of imatinib? Correct The patient has chronic heart failure resulting in Feedba significant peripheral edema. ck: • Quiz 12 1 out of 1 points A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nursewill include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy? Corr ect Sexual dysfunction related to erectile dysfunction Feedba ck: • Quiz 13 2 out of 1 points A Nurse Practitioner will instruct a patient taking allopurinol to take each dose Correct Feedback: after a meal. • Quiz 14 1 out of 1 points A patient has acquired pr imary hypogonadism and has been prescribed testosterone transdermal (Androderm) patches. When educating the patient on how to administer the drug, the nurse will instruct him to Correct place the patch on the back, abdomen, upper arms, or thighs. Feedba c k: • Quiz 15 1 out of 1 points A 66-year -old woman has experienced a significant decline in her quality of life as a result of worsening rheumatoid arthritis. Her physician has prescribed etanercept and the APRN is responsible for facilitating this new aspect of the patient's drug regimen . This will involve the administration of Correct Feedback: weekly subcutaneous injections. • Quiz 16 1 out of 1 points A 54-year -old woman with a history of osteoporosis has been prescribed ciprofloxacin for recurrent cystitis. Because of the patient's histor y, the nurse would be sure to discuss with the woman the use of Correct food containing iron or calcium. Feedba ck: • Quiz 17 1 out of 1 points A Nurse Practitioner has quized why a patient's physician has prescribed a narrowspectrum antibiotic rather than a broad -spectrum drug in the treatment of a patient's infection. Which of the following facts provides the best rationale for the use of narrow -spectrum antibiotics whenever possible? Correct The use of broad -spectrum antibiotics can create a risk for Feedb ac a superinfection. k: • Quiz 18 1 out of 1 points A 3-year -old boy has developed otitis media and requires antibiotics. In order to increase the chance that the boy will take his prescribed medication, the nurse should Correct Feedback: o fer a choice between liquid and chewable medications, if f possible. • Quiz 19 1 out of 1 points
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